Christmas Tree Cake with Nutella^®

METHOD

1. 

   STEP 1

   Split the vanilla pod lengthwise with a knife and scrape out the seeds with a teaspoon.

   Beat egg yolks, whole eggs, granulated sugar, salt and vanilla seeds together.

2. 

   STEP 2

   In a separate bowl, sift together the flour and the starch and delicately add to the eggs and sugar mixture.

3. 

   STEP 3

   Lastly add the melted butter in a steady stream into the mixture.

4. 

   STEP 4

   Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F).

   Pour the batter in 2 oven trays lined with parchment paper and cook for 25 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean).

   Remove from the oven and let it cool down.

5. 

   STEP 5

   With a knife, trim the external crust from the cake.

   Using different sizes of star cookie cutter, cut 4 stars to make the 4 layers of the Christmas tree. Repeat with the remaining cake.

6. 

   STEP 6

   Spread each star with Nutella^® to stick the 4 stars together. Repeat with the remaining stars. Use 30g of Nutella in total for each tree.

   Sprinkle with icing sugar and decorate the trees points with some dots of Nutella^®